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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: highway1 on January 22, 2009, 08:58:49 PM

Title: My new seized LSD
Post by: highway1 on January 22, 2009, 08:58:49 PM

So i came across a killer deal on a 4.10 lsd with 130k on it. I put it in today and forgot to check the oil. I went for a test drive and it seized up on me. i got it towed home and found that there was NO oil in it. My question is, is it salvageable or did I ruin a good lsd?

Title: My new seized LSD
Post by: haledj on January 22, 2009, 11:33:03 PM

you might be able to put the LSD mechanism into a good open 4.10 diff.

Title: My new seized LSD
Post by: ten2doyle102 on January 22, 2009, 11:37:42 PM

If it seized, I'd think its done.

Title: My new seized LSD
Post by: highway1 on January 22, 2009, 11:55:37 PM

So i took the diff apart and it turns out that it's the input shaft that seized up, everything else looks undamaged. how hard would it be to change out the bearings?

can anyone confirm about swapping the core into my old casing?
Thanks

Title: My new seized LSD
Post by: JorG318 on March 07, 2009, 03:36:02 AM

sorry wrong post
please delete post